The Cambridge Family in 2021 ♛
What another strange year! We started off with another lockdown, followed it up with the Oprah interview, and ended with Omicron. Despite everything, the Cambridges have managed to have a fulfilled, albeit slow, year. The Duchess of Cambridge’s Hold Still book was finally released, and Catherine went on to have a number of phone calls with the finalists (x x x x x x). The finalist she had the biggest relationship was none other than little Mila Sneddon, who we saw throughout the year. Hold Still wasn’t the Duchess’s only project - she launched the Royal Foundation’s Centre for Early Childhood in the summer, which will go on to conduct more research into the early years of childhood. Towards the end of the year, Catherine also hosted a Christmas carol concert at Westminster Abbey to thank those who have worked hard throughout the pandemic so far. The Duke of Cambridge also developed one particular project this year. Earthshot flourished and the inaugural Earthshot Prize was aired on the BBC and viewed as a huge success. He also wrote the foreword for Earthshot: How to Save Our Planet. The Cambridges also continued to find their feet as diplomats, attending the G7 summit and COP26, as well as undertaking a royal visit to Scotland in the wake of another rumble about independence. During their trip, the Cambridges’ visited their alma mater, the University of St Andrews, which was particularly sweet as this year also saw them celebrate their 10th wedding anniversary, with new photos and a sweet video released. As always, the year saw the Cambridges at various sporting events, from a number of visits to Wimbledon to appearances during England’s run at the 2020 Euros (where Prince George made a number of appearances). Prince Louis finally started nursery and the Cambridges gained two nieces, in the form of Lili Mountbatten-Windsor and Grace Matthews. Of course, the year wasn’t all plain sailing. Catherine was ‘pinged’ by the NHS app in July and had the miss a number of engagements as she had to isolate. In April, the Duke of Edinburgh passed away after a long illness. Despite everything, the Cambridges had a satisfying and successful year, if quiet and not what they would have planned, and one I dearly hope they top next year.